and I'm at a standstill. I began at the middle, worked around each corner and am close to meeting where I started....now what??? How do I join these two ends? Someone please point me to a tutorial or talk me through this! I'm a mess trying to figure it out! I've done 10 quilts and never a binding! Now I'm ready to face the demons and it's shooting me down! I'm tired and will pick this up again tomorrow! UGH!

here are a couple of ways of doing it.

I like the second way better

http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/.../binding-tips/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw

I still refer to the youtube one everytime I do a binding.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113941-1.htm

I just watched this one last nite....was very helpful.

I've been binding quilts for years and picked up lots of tips from Sharon.

Thank you all so much! I think I can do this! I think I can, I think I can!

elmos glue aussi equivalent please

If you are asking about how to make the binding join perfectly here ya go:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-51632-1.htm

Many positive comments on this one!

I only learned how to do a pillow case quilt (think that is what it is called... I am going to try my hand at a binding on the table runner i am working on.

water soluble glue..usually a kids school glue.

http://www.elmers.com/product/detail...terPath=school

look up Perfect ending binding...Start here! 5 Easy Steps! on this site...she gives a great tute on binding.

Thanks for posting this! I've tried so many different ways but I could always see the seam. Will be trying this on my next project. :thumbup:

If you just can't make it work - been there :) -you can always apply binding to both sides first, and then top and bottom, enclosing the raw edges inside a fold at each corner....great if you are in a hurry.

Elmers glue is a thick,white, water soluable glue made from starch. School kids use this as it is non toxic. :D:D:D

I just posted this video for someone else the other day. I have been doing straight seam binding for a few years because I never could get the ends to lay flat without having to spend forever sewing and resewing....I have made four quilts using this method and it works 100% of the time!
It is honestly never fail!

I've been at home sick for the past 5 days....one good thing about it is that I've watched alot of youtube videos about quilting, binding, mitering...I usually never have time to watch them.

Thanks for all the links! I think my next quilt is going to be awesome because of all these tips.

Well, this is how my binding went: I thought I knew enough to just wing it so I folded my binding in half and sewed only one thickness to the rug. Then I began the sewing at a corner...ripped it out. Then began again and still sewed only one thickness of binding material. But I got it all back to the place I started and got the two attached. Now I have to "hem" the back side (turn it under and hand stitch). In the mean time...I made another...maybe tomorrow I can get pics on. It's been a fun learning experience and I will NEVER bind another mug rug! What I learned to do in the whole experience is meandering quilting on my machine!! What fun! You will see in the pics tomorrow it wasn't a perfect attempt but a fun one. And I will get better. So if I FMQ well I shouldn't need to be able to bind! (Just my thoughts on the subject!)

Well, here are the pics of my first and last binding on a mug rug! Too small to work with easily. I did not enjoy it at all. I might try it on a quilt, but that will be a bigger project.

you did a fine first job! not to worry!

maybe trying a single fold binding instead of the double fold.

you could probably go narrower on the next one too.

That might make it easier! Thanks for your kind words!

Well, "they" say "never say never"! I have bound (binded) two more mug rugs! I did use just a single thickness and that seemed to work a bit better. I won't say I love it, but I'm doing it. The worst part is attaching the two ends together. Never get that quite tight so there is a wrinkle. My corners look okay though, so guess it's not too bad. Thank you all sooo sewww much for your help!